15 April 2010

April 2010 Newsletter

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Here’s a transcript of the April 2010 newsletter.

QST Singlehanders Sail Hard

The Queen’s Sailing team had a great set of single handed
sailing efforts in the fall. First at North #2, the podiunn was
owned by I®* place Evert McLaughlin and 3^^ place Matt
Ryder. They combined for a total of eight bullets at the
regatta in King’s Point, New York.

Next Evert and Matt represented Queen’s at the Carl
Van Duyne Trophy, the MAISA Singlehanded championship,
once again held at King’s Point. From this regatta Evert
placed second and qualiﬁed for the Intercollegiate
National Championship, held this year in Corpus Christi,
Texas.

Out of a fleet of eighteen sailors,
Evert claimed seven top-ﬁve ﬁnishes
placing him in seventh place at the
National championship. The team looks
forward to next year’s Singlehanded
season and hopes to build on the great
success of Evert and Matt.

Message from the President

I would first like to start off by thanking all the sailors of the 2009-2010 Queen’s
Sailing Team, without your dedication to the sport there would be not team. As we get
ready to break for the summer I would like to acknowledge the efforts of our coach
and QST alumni, Kate MacLennon, whose dedication to bettering the team this past
year will be missed as she moves on. In addition, I would like to thank everyone who
has worked so tirelessly towards building a solid foundation for the team to develop
from as we enter a new decade. I am excited for the coming season and the
challenges and competition it will bring. Stay in touch with the team through our
website, queenssailing.ca.

Alumni Regatta 2010

The 2010 Alumni Regatta returns in September! The regatta’s events will include
barbeque, meet-and-greet with current sailing team members and most importantly
racing! More details to follow, a formal notice of race will be posted on the Queen’s
Sailing Team website, queenssailing.ca, by mid-August.

Keelboat Regattas

This past fall the team once again had the chance to attend two regattas at
the United States Naval Academy; the Shields Trophy and the McMillan Cup. These
regattas have recently become a highlight of QST’s racing season as they are raced
with crews of 8 on Navy 44’s. The team struggled to keep up with the other
competitors, who having trained regularly on these boats new all of their tricks.
However, the Shields trophy ended on a high note, a top-half ﬁnish in the last race of
the day. These regattas were a great opportunity for our sailors to experience a
different style of competitive sailing. The crews improved greatly, both individually and
as a team, over the course of the regattas as the “big-boat” routine became
increasingly natural. The team came out of this experience in high spirits and hopes to
form a dedicated keel boat crew and seek opportunities for this crew to train in
preparation for these regattas in future seasons.

Fundraising

The team would ﬁrst like to thank all the donors who contributed to the great
ﬂeet of 420s, that have now been sailed for the past two years. We are currently
looking to acquire a set of regatta sails for our 420s. Another high priority for the team is
a fund for travel to Championship regattas, they are frequently far from Kingston and
alternate means of travel are needed.

Team Awards 2010

Finally the team would like to recognize its outstanding athletes and their contributions to sailing at Queen’s.

Most Valuable Sailor: Ethan Holtzer

Most Improved Sailor: Lauren Avery

Rookie of the Year: William Schwenger

The team would also like to thank
the outgoing sailors of the Queen’s Sailing Team and wish
them the best of luck in their future endeavours and to keep sailing!